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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23414702030 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel john" <daniel_john226@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: daniei_john333@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:38:13 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA PRESIDENCIAL OFFICE AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ON CONTRACT PAYMENT TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS DANIEL JOHN. TELE: 234-1-470-2030 CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009, FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT CENTRAL BANK NIGERIA Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/04 IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION: ATTENTION; We apologies, for the delay of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is inexplicable, and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We apologies once again. From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria. Your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is us$45.7 million dollars (Forty Five Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your record and also re-confirm to me the followings for record verification and proper documentation to avoid future embarassment. 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) Company name, position and address. 4) Profession , age and marital status. As soon as this informations are received, your payment will be made to you in a certified bank draft from central bank of Nigeria and a copy will be given to you for you to take to your bank and confirm it.   YOURS SINCERELY, DANIEL JOHN SECETARY TO THE GOVERNOR, CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN). OFFICE DIRECT LINE:+234-1-470-2030

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